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The '''Powayan Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway, sometimes described as a tramway. The section from [[Shahjahanpur]] to Powayan, a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach [[Mailani]], a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904. | The '''Powayan Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway, sometimes described as a tramway. The section from [[Shahjahanpur]] to [[Powayan]], a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach [[Mailani]], a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904. | ||
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 202]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 202]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_212.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908" v. 22, p. 206.]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:30, 24 December 2015
| Powayan Light Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Shahjahanpur to Mailani | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Narrow (2'6") gauge | 40 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1890 | First section opened | |
| 1894 | Line fully opened to traffic | |
| 1904 | Line further extended to Mailani | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bengal | |
| Stations | Pawayan, Shahjahanpur, Mailani | |
| System agency | ||
| Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway | ||
| 1943 | Oudh and Tirhut Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Powayan Light Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway, sometimes described as a tramway. The section from Shahjahanpur to Powayan, a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach Mailani, a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904. [1] [2]
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 202; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908" v. 22, p. 206.; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015
